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I Made A Difference To That One - Starfish Story
Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Mar 31, 2023 (message contributor)
Where your ability ... and the worlds need intersect... is where you are most needed ......and can and will be ... where you will do the most good.
The author Loren Eisely ... would go to the ocean ...to do his writing.
He had a habit ... of walking on the beach ... before he began ...his work.
One day, ...as he was walking along the shore, ...he looked down the beach ...and saw a human figure ...moving like a dancer.
He smiled to himself ... at the thought ... of someone who would dance ... to the day, ...and so, ...he walked faster ...to catch up.
As he got closer, ...he noticed that the figure ...was that of a young man, ...and what he was doing ...was not dancing ...at all.
The young man was reaching down to the sand, ...picking up small objects, ...and throwing them ...into the ocean.
He came closer still ...and called out ...Good morning!
May I ask ...what it is ... that you are doing?"
The young man paused, ...looked up, ...and replied ...Throwing starfish into the ocean.
"I must ask, then, ...why are you throwing starfish ...into the ocean?"
To this, the young man replied, ... "The sun is up ...and the tide is going out.
If I don't throw them in, ... they will die."
Upon hearing this, ... Eisely commented, ..."But, young man, ...do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach ...and there are starfish ...all along ... every mile?
You can't possibly ...make a difference!"
At this ... the young man bent down, ...picked up yet another starfish, ...and threw it... into the ocean.
As it met the water, he said ... "I made a difference...... to that one!"
Beloved ... the Lord will place people in your life ... who do not know Jesus.
And you ... and I ... can make a difference ... to that one.
A life changing difference to each one
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